Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Maximum Marks: 80
Time Allowed: : 3 hours
General Instructions:
7. Boyance Slat, a Dutch student has developed a technology that could sift dangerous plastic particle out of the ocean
and sell them for profit or re-cycling. Richard Thompson recommended that people avoid using products with micro
beads and to make sure they dispose of all plastic products in a appropriate way by, if possible.
Your uncle has just established a tour and travel company and needs a classified advertisement to popularize it. Draft an
advertisement giving all the necessary details.
6. As Cultural Secretary of Ryan’s International School, Gurgaon, design a poster to announce the staging of a play in your
school.
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Publicly we proclaim that dowry is an evil. Privately we want our sons to fetch good dowries. Right from our school
days we should be taught that demanding and even giving dowry is not only illegal but immoral too. Draw a poster in
about 50 words highlighting dowry as a curse. You are Vikram/Sonia.
7. A recent health check-up in your school revealed that many among your classmates were suffering from weak eyesight.
You feel concerned. Write a speech in 150-200 words to be delivered in the morning assembly on how to protect your
eyesight. Make use of the following clues
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Every year there are floods or droughts in the country. Victims suffer a lot. The government does a lot to help the people,
but it is not enough. Society also must do its bit. Write a speech in 150-200 words to be delivered in the school morning
assembly describing how the students can also help by collecting clothes, money and medicines from their
neighbourhoods. You are Arun/Aruna.
reading in bad light
bad posture
wrong direction, from which light is coming
excessive TV viewing
regular washing of eyes
eat more green vegetables
enough sleep
8. Academic excellence is the only requirement for a successful career. Write a debate either for or organist the motion.
(120 - 150 words)
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‘Private cars should be banned in the congested commercial areas of the cities.’ Write a debate in 150- 200 words either
for or against the motion.
Section C – Literature (31 Marks)
9. Read the given extracts and answer the questions for ANY ONE of the two, given.
1. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
Silence surrounds us. I would have
Him prodigal, returning to
His father’s house, the home he knew,
Rather than see him make and move
His world. I would forgive him too,
Shaping from sorrow a new love.
i. Name the poem and the poet.
ii. What does the father not want his son to do?
iii. What would the father do to shape a new love from sorrow?
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Solution
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baths, drawing and dining, modular kitchen and parking, East and park facing, near school, bank and shopping complex
on monthly rental of Rs. 15,000 in East Delhi. Contact Mr. R.V. Singh, 90122xxxxx (M).
OR
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www.holidays.com or call toll free number 1800-444-XXXX.
Dramatic Club
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Dowry is a Curse
Stop Immoral acts. Let's build a better human society.
As an evil it causes:
7. Protecting Our Eyesight Good morning everyone! Honourable Principal Sir, respected teachers and all my dear friends!
I, XYZ, have come before you all to remind you about the importance of protecting our eyesight.
Our eyes are two of the most sensitive parts of our body, and we should never take our eyes for granted. But
unfortunately, most of us don’t take care of our eyesight unless something drastic happens.
A recent health check-up in our school has revealed that many of our fellow students are suffering from weak eyesight.
Reading in bad light, bad posture, wrong direction from which light is coming, excessive TV/computer viewing etc. are
some of the factors that can be attributed to it. It is high time we understand the imperative need for protecting our eyes.
It starts with the food on our plate. Eating a well-balanced diet and including more green vegetables in our diet is very
essential.
To improve our vision is a matter of changing the way we see and use our eyes i.e. bringing a change in our habits. We
must make sure never to read in bad light and also that we do not sit in the wrong direction from the source of light. One
must avoid watching television excessively, and not spend a long time in front of the computer screen. Regular washing
of eyes with filtered water keeps them fresh. Besides, enough sleep and some simple exercises of the eyes are also of
much help. By following these simple but necessary steps, we can protect our eyesight and thus show some respect for
the wonderful gift of sight which God has bestowed upon us.
Thank you!
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Donate Your Old clothes for Noble Cause Recently, we have heard the news about floods in one section of our country
and an earthquake hitting another part of the country. Both natural disasters have caused wide-scale destruction.
8. Against the Motion The heavy emphasis on academic performance has changed the educator’s point of view
completely. The focus on acquiring skills and information through cramming is greater than the application of principles
of learning about practical life. And the obsession with marks, which are considered to be the sole indicator of one’s
merit has resulted in such a phenomenon that fundamental tools of education like basic problem-solving, team spirit and
justice are ignored completely. What you learn in school are facts, known facts. Your job at school is to accumulate and
remember facts, the better you do.
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